Lung development, lung function, and retinoids

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 1829-1831

  Massaro, Donald ^a,b   Massaro, Gloria DeCarlo ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; ELASTIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR ALPHA; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR BETA; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; RETINOL;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LUNG; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

BETA CAROTENE; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77952300754     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1002366     Document Type: Editorial

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